Adam Faulk Quintet featuring Nasir Dickinson: Echoing the Soul of Trane

Originally from the Greater Boston area, Adam Faulk is a jazz pianist, writer, and producer whose musical journey began at the age of five with classical violin lessons. He later transitioned to viola, performing with the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 1998. Around this time, his passion for jazz and improvisation drew him to the piano, leading him to study at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he graduated in 1998.

Over the years, Adam has had the opportunity to perform and study with legendary artists including Donald Byrd, Billy Hart, Robin Eubanks, Gary Bartz, and Marcus Belgrave. His mentors have included George W. Russell Jr., the late Neal Creque, Lafayette Harris Jr., and Dan Wall.

In addition to live performance, Adam is an accomplished studio musician, producer, and arranger, working across jazz, hip-hop, and R&B genres. He served as musical director for the late soul icon Billy Paul until Paul’s passing in 2016. Faulk has also recorded with the Cleveland-based smooth jazz group Morris Code on their fourth album Nothin’ but a Daydream.

Currently based in the Philadelphia area, Adam continues to freelance and collaborate with a wide range of jazz and R&B artists, bringing a unique blend of classical training and soulful innovation to every project.

Nasir Dickerson is a saxophonist, kora player, African flutist, composer, producer, and music educator. A student of jazz greats like Charles Bowen and Bootsie Barnes, he leads the ensembles The Renaissance Messengers and Life Light Empower, and serves as artistic/music director for The Universal African Dance & Drum Ensemble.

Nasir has performed with artists including Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Trombone Shorty, Daniel Caesar, Wyclef Jean, and Minister Louis Farrakhan. Alongside his brother Jamal, he directs the Camden High School Mighty Marching Panthers and the Creative Arts Jazz Band.

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